Economic development with a Tom & Jerry

I’m starting to think that holiday parties are a statistically significant method for gathering research data! Attending holiday parties is my new method for confirming the Montana economic reports that I read.

What Works: Rosalie Sheehy Cates

You really need to read the full story at http://www.mtinbusiness.com/current/bus02.phpbut this is excellent advice for Montana:

* Stop using state resources to chase “big-business” jobs.

* Make sure entrepreneurs can get affordable, convenient and effective help to build and grow their businesses.

* Ensure access to appropriate types and sources of equity and debt capital.

* Integrate hands-on entrepreneurial education into the state systems.

* Engage the private sector, philanthropies, and the media to raise the profile of entrepreneurship.